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Get Into Diving

Diving is one of the most popular Olympic sports with its athletic spins, twists and turns and star athletes such as Tom Daley. If you want to learn a little more and give it a go read on.

If you are at school check out our Under-16s' section for information on Flip 'n' Fun, a great introduction to divingDiving is a sport where the diver jumps into a pool from a platform or springboard at a range of heights.

Divers have many of the same characteristics as gymnasts and dancers, including: strength, flexibility, kinaesthetic judgment and air awareness.

During competitions, divers have to perform a set number of dives, and a dive breaks down into three main phases: takeoff, flight and entry.

Divers enter the water head-first and vertically from a springboard (1m, 3m) or platform (5m, 7.5m and 10m).